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Chickpea Sundal | Navratri Sundal Recipes

Published: Oct 13, 2020

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Chickpea Sundal is a popular snack from South India. Often served as prasadam in temples and made during Navrarti.

Healthy, protein packed and low fat snack.

chickpea sundal served in two brown bowls. You can also see some curry leaves and flowers in the background

What is Sundal?

Sundal is a traditional South Indian dish made with cooked lentils, green chili, coconut and a tempering of mustard seeds and hing.

It is a very common neivedyam made during festivals. It is also served as a  prasadam at the temples. 

While making sundal is popular during festive season, don’t just restrict them for festivals. You can enjoy them as a evening snack or as a part of a meal.

Ingredient note:

Chickpeas– I used dry chickpeas, which is soaked over night and cooked it in the instant pot.

Coconut– fresh or frozen grated coconut can be used

Green chili– small Indian style green chili are used

Cooking chickpeas in the instant pot –

Wash 1 cup of dry chickpeas in plenty of water. Soak it over night or atleast 8 hours.

Drain the water, add fresh water which covers two inches above the chick peas. Add ¾ teaspoon of salt and cook them in the instant pot pressure cooker/manual mode for 20 minute. Let the pressure release naturally.

Step by Step Photo Instructions:

1 & 2 – While the chickpeas are cooking, to a mortar add green chili and coconut and coarsely grind them.

3 – In a large skillet heat oil and add the mustard seeds. Once the mustard pops add chana dal and cumin seeds. cook for 30 seconds. Add dry red chili, curry leaves and hing. Saute for 15 seconds.

4 – Add the cooked chickpeas, salt and green chili coconut paste. Mix it well and close the lid. Cook for 5-7 minutes.

5 & 6 – Finally add some lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves. Mix it well.

cooking channa sundal recipe with step by step pics

Serve Chickpeas sundal as a snack or as part of meal or as prasadam for Navratri.

chickpe sundal served in a brown bowl garnished with curry leaves

MORE SUNDAL RECIPES –

Green Peas Sundal

Sweet Corn Sundal

Green Moong Dal Sundal

Red Chori Sundal

Can I use canned chickpeas?

Yes, canned chickpeas can be used. Drain the water and rinse the chickpeas and use it in the recipe.

Pro tip:

Make a big batch of cooked chickpeas and store them in the freezer in one layer. Use them as needed. Just soak the required amount of chickpeas in water for few minutes. drain and use as needed.

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This recipe was originally posted on Oct 2012. I have republished it with new images and more info.

chana sundal served in a brown bowl with curry leaves on the side

Chickpeas Sundal | Chana sundal

Protein packed Chickpea Sundal from South Indian suisine. Made during Navratri or served as prasadam at temples.
5 from 1 vote
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Soak time: 8 hours
Servings: 3
Author: Madhavi

Equipment

  • pressure cooker or instant pot

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cooked chickpeas
  • 2 green chili
  • 2 tbsp coconut
  • 1 spring curry leaves
  • 3 tsps oil
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp chana dal optional
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 dry red chili
  • pinch of hing (asafoetida)
  • salt to taste
  • lemon juice to taste
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves

Instructions

Cooking chickpeas in the instant pot –

  • Wash 1 cup of dry chickpeas in plenty of water. Soak it over night or atleast 8 hours.
  • Drain the water, add fresh water which covers two inches above the chick peas. Add ¾ teaspoon of salt and cook them in the pressure cooker/manual mode for 20 minute. Let the pressure release naturally. Drain the water and use them as needed.
  • Use 3 cups of the cooked chickpeas in this recipe. The rest can be freezed or used in salads or curries.

Making Sundal –

  • While the chickpeas are cooking, to a mortar add chopped green chili and coconut and coarsely grind them.
  • In a large skillet heat oil and add the mustard seeds. Once the mustard pops add chana dal and cumin seeds. cook for 30 seconds.
  • Add dry red chili, curry leaves and hing. Saute for 15 seconds.
  • Add the cooked chickpeas, salt and green chili coconut paste. Mix it well and close the lid.
  • In low-medium flame, cook for five minutes.
  • Finally add some lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves.
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Comments

  1. Subhie Arun

    October 18, 2012 at 8:19 am

    inviting..
    happy to follow u…

    Reply
    • Madhavi

      October 18, 2012 at 2:53 pm

      Thanks for stopping bye Subhie. Did see your blog just now. Would be happy to follow u.

      Reply
  2. Chitra

    October 18, 2012 at 1:56 pm

    i too posted one similarly 🙂

    Reply
    • Madhavi

      October 18, 2012 at 2:54 pm

      Yaah, I just saw it. Very nice!

      Reply

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